2N3906

Preferred Device

General Purpose
Transistors
PNP Silicon

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COLLECTOR
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MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit 2
Collector–Emitter Voltage VCEO 40 Vdc BASE

Collector–Base Voltage VCBO 40 Vdc

1
Emitter–Base Voltage VEBO 5.0 Vdc EMITTER
Collector Current – Continuous IC 200 mAdc STYLE 1
Total Device Dissipation PD
@ TA = 25°C 625 mW
Derate above 25°C 5.0 mW/°C
Total Power Dissipation PD 250 mW TO–92
@ TA = 60°C CASE 29
1 STYLE 1
Total Device Dissipation PD 2
3
@ TC = 25°C 1.5 Watts
Derate above 25°C 12 mW/°C MARKING DIAGRAMS
Operating and Storage Junction TJ, Tstg –55 to °C
Temperature Range +150
2N
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS (Note 1.) 3906
YWW
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit
Thermal Resistance, RθJA 200 °C/W
Junction to Ambient
Thermal Resistance, RθJC 83.3 °C/W Y = Year
Junction to Case WW = Work Week

1. Indicates Data in addition to JEDEC Requirements.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Device Package Shipping

2N3906 TO–92 5000 Units/Box

2N3906RLRA TO–92 2000/Tape & Reel

2N3906RLRE TO–92 2000/Tape & Reel

2N3906RLRM TO–92 2000/Ammo Pack

2N3906RLRP TO–92 2000/Ammo Pack

2N3906RL1 TO–92 2000/Tape & Reel

2N3906ZL1 TO–92 2000/Ammo Pack

Preferred devices are recommended choices for future use

and best overall value.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit

OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 2.) (IC = 1.0 mAdc, IB = 0) V(BR)CEO 40 – Vdc
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage (IC = 10 Adc, IE = 0) V(BR)CBO 40 – Vdc
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage (IE = 10 Adc, IC = 0) V(BR)EBO 5.0 – Vdc
Base Cutoff Current (VCE = 30 Vdc, VEB = 3.0 Vdc) IBL – 50 nAdc
Collector Cutoff Current (VCE = 30 Vdc, VEB = 3.0 Vdc) ICEX – 50 nAdc

ON CHARACTERISTICS (Note 2.)

DC Current Gain hFE –
(IC = 0.1 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 60 –
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 80 –
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 100 300
(IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 60 –
(IC = 100 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 30 –
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) Vdc
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc) – 0.25
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc – 0.4
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) Vdc
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc) 0.65 0.85
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc) – 0.95

SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain – Bandwidth Product fT MHz
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 20 Vdc, f = 100 MHz) 250 –
Output Capacitance (VCB = 5.0 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cobo – 4.5 pF
Input Capacitance (VEB = 0.5 Vdc, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cibo – 10 pF
Input Impedance (IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) hie 2.0 12 kΩ
Voltage Feedback Ratio hre X 10–4
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) 0.1 10
Small–Signal Current Gain hfe –
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) 100 400
Output Admittance (IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) hoe 3.0 60 mhos
Noise Figure NF dB
(IC = 100 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc, RS = 1.0 kΩ, f = 1.0 kHz) – 4.0

SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Delay Time (VCC = 3.0 Vdc, VBE = 0.5 Vdc, td – 35 ns
Rise Time IC = 10 mAdc, IB1 = 1.0 mAdc) tr – 35 ns
Storage Time (VCC = 3.0 Vdc, IC = 10 mAdc, ts ns
IB1 = IB2 = 1.0 mAdc) – 225
Fall Time (VCC = 3.0 Vdc, IC = 10 mAdc, tf ns
IB1 = IB2 = 1.0 mAdc) – 75
2. Pulse Test: Pulse Width
300 s; Duty Cycle
2%.

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3V 3V
+9.1 V < 1 ns

275 275
< 1 ns
+0.5 V 10 k 10 k
0
CS < 4 pF* 1N916 CS < 4 pF*
10.6 V
300 ns 10 < t1 < 500 s
DUTY CYCLE = 2% t1 10.9 V
DUTY CYCLE = 2%

* Total shunt capacitance of test jig and connectors

Figure 1. Delay and Rise Time Figure 2. Storage and Fall Time
Equivalent Test Circuit Equivalent Test Circuit

TYPICAL TRANSIENT CHARACTERISTICS

TJ = 25°C
TJ = 125°C

10 5000
VCC = 40 V
3000
7.0 IC/IB = 10
2000
5.0 Cobo
CAPACITANCE (pF)

Q, CHARGE (pC)

1000
700
Cibo
3.0 500

300
2.0 200 QT
QA
100
70
1.0 50
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 40 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
REVERSE BIAS (VOLTS) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 3. Capacitance Figure 4. Charge Data

500 500
IC/IB = 10 VCC = 40 V
300 300
IB1 = IB2
200 200
IC/IB = 20
t f , FALL TIME (ns)

100 100
70 70
tr @ VCC = 3.0 V
TIME (ns)

50 50

30 15 V 30
20 20 IC/IB = 10
40 V
10 2.0 V 10
7 td @ VOB = 0 V 7
5 5
1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 5. Turn–On Time Figure 6. Fall Time

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TYPICAL AUDIO SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

NOISE FIGURE VARIATIONS
(VCE = –5.0 Vdc, TA = 25°C, Bandwidth = 1.0 Hz)

5.0 12
SOURCE RESISTANCE = 200
f = 1.0 kHz IC = 1.0 mA
IC = 1.0 mA
10
4.0 IC = 0.5 mA
SOURCE RESISTANCE = 200

NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)

NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)

IC = 0.5 mA 8
3.0
SOURCE RESISTANCE = 2.0 k
IC = 50 A 6
2.0
4 IC = 50 A

1.0 SOURCE RESISTANCE = 2.0 k IC = 100 A

IC = 100 A 2

0 0
0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 100 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 100
f, FREQUENCY (kHz) Rg, SOURCE RESISTANCE (k OHMS)

Figure 7. Figure 8.

h PARAMETERS
(VCE = –10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz, TA = 25°C)
300 100
hoe, OUTPUT ADMITTANCE ( mhos)

70

50
h fe , DC CURRENT GAIN

200

30

100 20

70
10
50
7

30 5
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 9. Current Gain Figure 10. Output Admittance

20 10
h re , VOLTAGE FEEDBACK RATIO (X 10 -4 )

7.0
h ie , INPUT IMPEDANCE (k OHMS)

10
7.0 5.0
5.0

3.0 3.0

2.0 2.0

1.0
0.7
1.0
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.2 0.5
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 11. Input Impedance Figure 12. Voltage Feedback Ratio

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TYPICAL STATIC CHARACTERISTICS

2.0
h FE, DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED)

TJ = +125°C VCE = 1.0 V

1.0 +25°C

0.7
-
55°C
0.5

0.3

0.2

0.1
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 13. DC Current Gain

1.0
VCE, COLLECTOR EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

TJ = 25°C
0.8
IC = 1.0 mA 10 mA 30 mA 100 mA

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10
IB, BASE CURRENT (mA)

Figure 14. Collector Saturation Region

1.0 1.0
 V , TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS (mV/ °C)

TJ = 25°C VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10

0.8 0.5 +25°C TO +125°C

VC FOR VCE(sat)
VBE @ VCE = 1.0 V
V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

0
0.6 -
55°C TO +25°C

-
0.5
0.4 +25°C TO +125°C
-
1.0
VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 -
55°C TO +25°C
0.2 VB FOR VBE(sat)
-
1.5

0 -
2.0
1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 15. “ON” Voltages Figure 16. Temperature Coefficients

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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS

TO–92
TO–226AA
CASE 29–11
ISSUE AL NOTES:
A B 1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. CONTOUR OF PACKAGE BEYOND DIMENSION R
R IS UNCONTROLLED.
4. LEAD DIMENSION IS UNCONTROLLED IN P AND
P BEYOND DIMENSION K MINIMUM.
L
SEATING INCHES MILLIMETERS
PLANE K DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 0.175 0.205 4.45 5.20
B 0.170 0.210 4.32 5.33
C 0.125 0.165 3.18 4.19
D 0.016 0.021 0.407 0.533
X X D G 0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
G H 0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
J 0.015 0.020 0.39 0.50
H J K 0.500 --- 12.70 ---
L 0.250 --- 6.35 ---
V C N 0.080 0.105 2.04 2.66
P --- 0.100 --- 2.54
SECTION X–X R 0.115 --- 2.93 ---
1 N V 0.135 --- 3.43 ---
N STYLE 1: STYLE 14:
PIN 1. EMITTER PIN 1. EMITTER
2. BASE 2. COLLECTOR
3. COLLECTOR 3. BASE

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Notes

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